China Glaze Infra Red and Lumina Lacquer Man Eater

Hello there nail polish lovers.  What say you to a little holo and glitter bomb?  Yes?  Well good because that's what I have to share in this post.  Holo and glitter play so well together in my opinion.  And since they are my top 2 favorite finishes it's my favorite combination to play with.  

I started with China Glaze Infra Red as the base for this mani.  I don't really feel like this is "red" but more of a magenta color.  But definitely not red.  Regardless of the color not matching the name it's gorgeous.  It went on beautifully in 2 coats.  No typical holo issues like streaking or dragging (I notice I say that more and more often now....maybe holos are just being made better these days).  The formula was nice and creamy and thick (where as some holos are almost watery thin).  Infra Red has a very soft linear holo.  You will notice it's much more subtle than say the Color Club holos.  It's a very lovely holo effect.

I then decided to use Lumina Lacquer Man Eater to accent my nails.  Man Eater is a really gorgeous mix of matte grey, holo and black glitters.  It's awesome!  There are tons of great shapes in Man Eater: stars, moons, hearts, circles and hexs.  FUN!  There is also a nice amount of micro glitter to round it all out.  I dabbed Man Eater to my nails just under my cuticle area (I really need to look up the name for that part of the nail) and then covered my entire ring finger nail.  I did 2 coats this way.  I then used Gelous on my ring finger nail and a layer of topcoat on all nails.  The glitters smoothed out nicely and everything was sealed in and shiny.  Also - the topcoat did not effect the holo on Infra Red.  

You can purchase the China Glaze Infra Red and other Hologlam polishes at your local beauty supply store.  Lumina Lacquer is available online.  Be sure to follow Lumina Lacquer on Facebook and Instagram (luminalacquer).  

Lumina Lacquer Moon Child

Have you checked out Lumina Lacquer yet?  If you haven't I suggest you run over to the shop and take a peek!  I'd been eyeing Moon Child for a while and I couldn't be happier with it!  It's gorgeous!  Packed full of large glitters in a wide assortment of shapes….it's made out of magic and win!

I started this mani with 1 coat of Sinful Colors Endless Blue.  It's the brightest blue I own and it's a real beauty!  Great formula too!  I then put on 2 coats of Lumina Lacquer Moon Child.  Moon Child is brimming with stars, hearts, flowers, moons, circles, butterflies, bars, hexs and micro glitters!  There is truly something for everyone in here.  I got a great variety of glitter out with each brush dip and the glitters laid flat and smooth on my nails.  I used 2 coats of Gelous and a layer of topcoat to ensure smooth and super glossy nails that would last (and boy did they - 3 days, NO tip wear!).  I look forward to trying other polish from Lumina Laquer sooner than later!  Spring Fling - I'm looking at you kid!

You can follow Lumina Lacquer on Facebook and Instagram (luminalacquer).  And you can purchase polish from the store.  PS - Moon Child is LE and still in stock!  GO!  

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Lynnderella Spumoni + Cliche Cancun

I put on Lynnderella Spumoni and immediately wanted to go to the Old Spaghetti Factory for spaghetti with mizithra cheese and spumoni ice cream.  I love it for dessert and I love it on my nails!  
I started with 2 coats of Cliche Cancun.  Cancun was a gift from my friend at Miminhos Que Eu Gosto, thank you Dulce!  It's a gorgeous light mint green colored creme polish.  I used 2 coats for nice coverage...and the perfectly matched undies for Spumoni.  Spumoni was released with the Season's Glitterings collection and though it was put out as a holiday color, I think it's fun for any time for the year.  Spumoni is described as "full of frosty mint and white satin glitters as well as a sprinkle of red, pink and black in a translucent mint base.  I specifically saw diamonds, squares and hex shaped glitters.  Application was really good - lots of glitter came out with each brush dip and they spread well on the nails.  I finished it off with a layer of topcoat.  
You can purchase Lynnderellas on ebay.
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